DAYMER BAY

A top location, Daymer Bay is perfect for most short board abilities, although a little difficult to find. Conditions can vary from flat blasting water right through (…)

CROW POINT – INSTOW

Just around the corner and up the River Taw is Crow Point. As with estuary sailing you should always be aware of the state of the tide. (…)

WOOLACOMBE

A fantastic beach that stretches all the way to Putsborough in the South. Woolacombe faces slightly North West so S-SW winds produce great down the line wave (…)

BERROW

Further South and Brean turns into Berrow which offers a variety of sailing conditions depending on the strength and direction of the wind. It really excels in (…)

BREAN

Brean. The other side of Brean Down (a big finger of land jutting about 2 miles in to the sea) to Weston, this huge beach offers a (…)

ALLHALLOWS

On the Isle of Grain, Allhallows is the last beach before London. It’s a bit difficult to reach being out on a limb but is popular among (…)

BOTANY BAY

A small wave venue reached by the steps at the end of Kingsgate Avenue, Kingsgate. Botany Bay faces NE and so SE winds are cross-shore.

BOSCOMBE REEF

Not really a windsurfing spot Boscombe Reef, but one intended for surfing, this man made reef has had a notorious history. The worst of it was when (…)

WEST WITTERING

A very popular south coast location, West Wittering can be sailed in most wind directions. The sandy beach on this 40 acre site is SW facing and (…)

SHOREHAM-BY-SEA

The main launch point is on a peninsular to the West of Shoreham town known as Shoreham Beach. The main windsurfing area is at the East end (…)

HYTHE

A shingle and sand beach best sailed in SW (Cross shore). Produces reasonable waves at low tide when windy but can also be sailed in E (Side (…)

HOVE LAGOON & BEACH

Hove Lagoon (Lagoon Watersports Centre Tel: 01273 424842) is right on the beach but protected from the sea as it is totally enclosed. The Lagoon Watersports run (…)

HAYLING ISLAND – WEST TOWN

Hayling Island – West Town is another popular venue and perfect in SW winds. The top part of the beach is shingle and the groynes coupled with (…)

HAYLING ISLAND – NORTHNEY

Much of north Hayling coast is marshland, which dries (or wets) out at low tide. Northney, just by the bridge connecting the island to the mainland is (…)

HAYLING ISLAND – EAST

Hayling Island – East is little sailed these days as most windsurfers sail off West Town beach. However it’s a good launch point for a crossing to (…)

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